Dropbox conflict copy

[ShlomoM]

My problem with Dropbox is if two people open the same document on different computers and try to save any changes Dropbox won't merge the document it will create two separate copies known as conflict copy. Are there any cloud company's that would function like most office servers which only allows for one person to make changes while the other person gets a read only copy? Free is good but I'd pay...

[BigDanFan]

My problem with Dropbox is if two people open the same document on different computers and try to save any changes Dropbox won't merge the document it will create two separate copies known as conflict copy. Are there any cloud company's that would function like most office servers which only allows for one person to make changes while the other person gets a read only copy? Free is good but I'd pay...

can you make a duplicate and put it into dropbox, and label it for reading only -
and label the other one for editing.. (and/or have 3 docs. One for reading only, one for Person #1 to edit. One for Person #2 to edit..)

[ushdadude]

google drive would work
copy and paste it into a word document after if you want

[ShlomoM]

google drive would work
copy and paste it into a word document after if you want

How does drive help? I've been hearing it may work but how is it different?
Copy and paste into word...why?

[etech0]

How does drive help? I've been hearing it may work but how is it different?
Copy and paste into word...why?

In a nutshell: Google drive is like storing files online. (Word > Doc, Excel > Sheet, and more). You edit them in your browser. The biggest maala - many people  can edit the files at once, and everyone will see everyone else's changes as they happen. You don't have to worry about different versions of the file, because it's all one version.
Note: Google drive can be set up to sync the files to your computer, as well. You will still have to use a browser to edit them, though.

[lubaby]

In a nutshell: Google drive is like storing files online. (Word > Doc, Excel > Sheet, and more). You edit them in your browser. The biggest maala - many people  can edit the files at once, and everyone will see everyone else's changes as they happen. You don't have to worry about different versions of the file, because it's all one version.
Note: Google drive can be set up to sync the files to your computer, as well. You will still have to use a browser to edit them, though.

+100
We use Drive at work for project collaboration, it makes things so simple since everybody can view/edit at the same time (it also shows you who's working on which area).
The one caveat I have is the formulas in 'Sheets' are a bit different then in 'Excel' so you may have to find modifications to Scripts/Functions etc. but GIYF in this area. Any issue you have is probably already answered online somewhere.
But otherwise its a great system.

[etech0]

+100
We use Drive at work for project collaboration, it makes things so simple since everybody can view/edit at the same time (it also shows you who's working on which area).
The one caveat I have is the formulas in 'Sheets' are a bit different then in 'Excel' so you may have to find modifications to Scripts/Functions etc. but GIYF in this area. Any issue you have is probably already answered online somewhere.
But otherwise its a great system.

We use it at work too. It is usually a little klutzier than microsoft word/excel, but the collaboration makes it worth it.

[ushdadude]

Copy and paste into word...why?

in case you want to edit it in ways google docs can't

[etech0]

in case you want to edit it in ways google docs can't

Don't forget to copy and paste back into google docs when you're done. And make sure it looks good. And hope no one edited in between.

[ShlomoM]

in case you want to edit it in ways google docs can't

We use it at work too. It is usually a little klutzier than microsoft word/excel, but the collaboration makes it worth it.

+100
We use Drive at work for project collaboration, it makes things so simple since everybody can view/edit at the same time (it also shows you who's working on which area).
The one caveat I have is the formulas in 'Sheets' are a bit different then in 'Excel' so you may have to find modifications to Scripts/Functions etc. but GIYF in this area. Any issue you have is probably already answered online somewhere.
But otherwise its a great system.

In a nutshell: Google drive is like storing files online. (Word > Doc, Excel > Sheet, and more). You edit them in your browser. The biggest maala - many people  can edit the files at once, and everyone will see everyone else's changes as they happen. You don't have to worry about different versions of the file, because it's all one version.
Note: Google drive can be set up to sync the files to your computer, as well. You will still have to use a browser to edit them, though.

Don't forget to copy and paste back into google docs when you're done. And make sure it looks good. And hope no one edited in between.

Thanks everyone for all the help!
I'm going to give it a try now, I'll report any questions
Thanks again:D

[churnbabychurn]

If working with Microsoft office why not use skydrive? Sheets and formats are exactly the same and can sync automatically without copying and pasting.
#I hate drive

[ShlomoM]

If working with Microsoft office why not use skydrive? Sheets and formats are exactly the same and can sync automatically without copying and pasting.
#I hate drive

It updates live? Not like Dropbox that produces a copy conflict?

[etech0]

It updates live? Not like Dropbox that produces a copy conflict?

IIRC they have an online interface that updates live

[lubaby]

IIRC they have an online interface that updates live

Its live.
Documentation here.

[CS1]

Its live.
Documentation here.

+1
Interesting... Anyone know if iCloud is similar/more efficient than this system?